How he has tried to incorporate character growth into his strong adventures stories. Uses Richard III’s last charge at the Battle of Bosworth as an example of how to create character arcs out of what may seem like an action-focused story.

Advice for people who want to write Medieval Fantasy but neither longsword nor have a strong historical background.

Whether he prefers to use a historical event that is more known in research or lesser known for what he uses as setting for his stories. He discusses what period is easier to research, but then a different one that is more complicated.

Good books to use as research: Harold Lamb imprints.

Cliches to avoid when writing Medieval Fantasy: see the Middle Ages for what it was, not our time period placed into a Medieval setting.

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